The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1771 issues, silver Nazarana Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1183h, yr 11 [August 1769-April 1770], naming Murshidabad, sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah [defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah ‘Alam emperor, shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], crescent at left, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 11 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 11th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], privy mark arrangement 5/3, 11.62g/7h (cf. Prid. 109, same dies as the plate coin [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.113 [privy marks 5/3]; Stevens website image 1565c, same dies; KM. PnA2). Two trifling rim nicks, otherwise good very fine and dark-toned with underlying sheen and excellent calligraphy, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC AU 50] £2,000-£3,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Puddester Collection.

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Taisei/Baldwin/Gillio Auction 26 (Singapore), 12 February 1998, lot 778.

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